CVE-2025-4049
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUse of hard-coded, the same among all vulnerable installations SQLite credentials vulnerability in SIGNUM-NET FARA allows to read and manipulate local-stored database.This issue affects FARA: through 5.0.80.34.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHard-coded SQLite credentials are embedded in SIGNUM-NET FARA installations, allowing attackers who obtain these credentials to read and manipulate the local database. All instances share identical credentials, making exploitation straightforward once the credentials are discovered.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm SIGNUM-NET FARA installationLocate the FARA application directory or check for FARA processes running on the system. Look for typical installation paths or use system inventory tools to identify if FARA software is present.Affected if SIGNUM-NET FARA is installed on the system
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Locate the SQLite database fileSearch for .db, .sqlite, .sqlite3, or .fara file extensions within the FARA installation directory. Check common locations such as data, db, or config subdirectories.Affected if A SQLite database file exists within the FARA installation
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Inspect configuration files for embedded credentialsExamine all configuration files in the FARA installation directory, including .conf, .cfg, .ini, .xml, and .json files. Search for patterns indicating database credentials such as 'password', 'key', 'credentials', or hard-coded strings resembling authentication data.Affected if Hard-coded credentials are found in configuration files
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Search application binaries for credential stringsUse strings grep or similar tools to scan executable files within the FARA installation for embedded credentials, database connection strings, or SQL authentication parameters.Affected if Hard-coded credentials are embedded in application binaries
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Compare credentials across multiple installationsIf multiple FARA instances exist in your environment, extract and compare the credentials from each. Document whether identical credentials are used across instances.Affected if Identical credentials are used across different FARA installations
Your environment is affected if SIGNUM-NET FARA is installed and hard-coded SQLite credentials are found embedded in configuration files, binaries, or used identically across multiple instances.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataReplace hard-coded database credentials with dynamic, instance-specific credentials or integrated authentication. Verify the fix by confirming the application functions correctly with the new credential mechanism.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-4049 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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